Foundation level · Year 4 · free
lesson
noun · Say it: LES-un
What it means
Foundationa period of time when someone teaches you something
Our maths lesson is straight after break on Tuesdays.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- class
- lecture
- session
More examples
- Zara has a piano lesson every Thursday after school.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Old French word 'leçon', meaning a reading.
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